RESEARCH AND PRACTICE:
Belgin Ünal, Julia A. Critchley, Dogan Fidan, and Simon Capewell
Life-Years Gained From Modern Cardiological Treatments and Population Risk Factor Changes in England and Wales, 19812000
Am J Public Health 2005; 95: 103-108
[Abstract][Full text][PDF]
As more evidence accumulates regarding lifestyle changes being more
significant contributors to disease avoidance than medical treatments, it
is time that controlled studies were undertaken to determine whether
naturopathy might be a more effective [and cheaper] form of primary care
than medication based orthodox medicine.